Denied Workers' Comp Claims

Appeals—Denied Workers' Compensation Claims

Attorneys at our Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, law firm, Woomer & Hall, fight for our clients' rights to fair compensation for employment-related injuries. Any worker injured in a workplace accident or as a result of an occupational disease such as repetitive stress, hypertension, or cancer is entitled to compensation for lost wages and medical bills. If you have a workplace injury, and have not yet applied for workers' compensation benefits, we will be happy to help you with the initial application for benefits.

If you have submitted a claim and your claim has been unfairly denied or you are not receiving benefit checks within two weeks of reporting your injury, it costs you nothing to file an appeal. Contact us to arrange a free consultation with a workers' compensation lawyer. We charge no fee of any kind unless we recover benefits on your behalf. At Woomer & Hall, our attorneys will focus on your result—on recovering the income and medical benefits that you need and deserve. We are able to get benefits in nearly all cases we handle.

The Result Matters:

260 weeks: Claimant in workers’ compensation case received the maximum award allowed by law for disfigurement after being burned.
$317,000: Workers’ compensation claimant settled case in which she lost 75 percent of her hearing and was disfigured in a work place accident.
$200,000: Workers' compensation disfigurement settlement for steamfitter with facial burns.*

Read more on our verdicts and settlements page.

There are a number of reasons a claim for workers' compensation benefits will be denied, in part or in whole. An employer may delay in reporting injury or treatment of injury, workers' compensation may pay the medical portion but not cover wage loss, or the insurance company may refuse to pay for necessary medical treatment. The workers' compensation doctor may certify you for light duty work, when the only work offered by your employer is unsuitable. Pressure to return to work is designed to prevent you from filing an application for short-term disability benefits. If your employer does not carry workers' compensation insurance, lost wages and medical expenses are covered under the Pennsylvania Uninsured Employers' Guarantee Fund or the West Virginia Uninsured Employer Fund.

Consult with a lawyer before making any decisions about your claim: Do not be discouraged by a denied workers' compensation claim. Before accepting an inadequate settlement or going back to work without getting proper medical treatment for your injury, have your claim reviewed by an attorney who has extensive experience in West Virginia and Pennsylvania workers' compensation law.

If you would like to speak with a member of Woomer & Hall, please contact our Pittsburgh law office and arrange a free consultation and case evaluation. Our lawyer will visit you in your home or hospital and provide a frank assessment of your legal position. We charge no attorneys' fees or costs of any kind unless we recover compensation on your behalf.

*Descriptions of case results are for informational purposes only, and should not be considered as a guarantee or prediction of outcome in any other case. Every case involves different facts and circumstances, and a favorable result in one case is not a guarantee that a similar result can be obtained in another case.